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Grade 12th passAlgebra

A bag contains 16 eggs out of which 5 are rotten. The remaining eggs are in good condition. If two eggs are drawn randomly what is the probability that one of the eggs drawn is rotten

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
total eggs = 16
rotten eggs = 5
non rotten eggs = 11
 probability that one egg is rotten and other will be non rotten = 
 = (5C1 * 11C1) / 16C2
when solving
 = 11/24    (answer)